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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.28.15

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 28: Story of Siddhāśrama: Vāmana’s three strides. Viśvāmitra recounts Vāmana’s three strides and the restoration of Indra’s realm, then begins his observance with the brothers as guards

In the sequence: its resident munis welcome Viśvāmitra and perform the guest rites for both princes

1.28.15

taṃ dṛṣṭvā munayaḥ sarve siddhāśramanivāsinaḥ
utpatyotpatya sahasā viśvāmitram apūjayan

Seeing him, all the sages dwelling in Siddhāśrama, springing up again and again, at once honoured Viśvāmitra.

Words: taṃ — him; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; munayaḥ — the sages; sarve — all; siddhāśramanivāsinaḥ — dwelling in Siddhāśrama; utpatyotpatya — springing up again and again; sahasā — at once, suddenly; viśvāmitram — Viśvāmitra; apūjayan — honoured, worshipped

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.